Antonyms for overbears

Word Origin & History

late 14c., "to carry over," from over- + bear (v.). Meaning "to bear down by weight of physical force" is from 1535 (in Coverdale), originally nautical, of an overwhelming wind; figurative sense of "to overcome and repress by power, authority, etc." is from 1560s.

Example Sentences for overbears

But there is one which overbears all the rest—that is, the love of my country.

The vine seldom fails to bear although it often overbears, causing variability in size of fruits and time of ripening.

She overbears all opposition, and has a peremptory way of saying, "Don't be a fool, G.!"

While the tree is young the fruit is fine; after it gets older it overbears, and the fruit becomes small.

The force that overbears and kills is presented rather as fate or destiny than as moral government.